BLUFFER Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

bluffer

noun

Definition of bluffer

as in dissembler

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as in speculator

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Noun

Next Generation premiered in September 1987, two months after Stewart’s 47th birthday, and initially struggled to catch on with Star Trek fans, many of whom considered the new cast to be pretenders to the throne.

— Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026
The transfer portal can transform a contender into a pretender in a single offseason.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of pretender

Noun

Of course, trades that may look suspicious could be the wagers of a sharp speculator or an enthusiastic backer.

— Melissa Lee,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Some call him a land hoarder, or a speculator who has cashed in on skyrocketing property values in gentrifying neighborhoods.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of speculator

Noun

Yet as Russian war atrocities have become more evident, and Ukraine’s need for heavy armor has increased, the lines have grown blurrier and the rhetoric sharper.

— David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022
Both offer blistering acceleration and sharper handling than the standard model.

— Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 19 Feb. 2021

Definition of sharper

Noun

Perhaps only a pedant—or a hypocrite—would fuss about that kind of imprecision.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
Whether others saw a sinner, a hypocrite, an outcast, or even an enemy, Jesus continued to behold the perfect man.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of hypocrite

Noun

Despite the claims of any number of charlatans who prey on the American brand of cuddly benighted ignorance, the universe will not manifest an alternate reality for anyone who simply wishes for it with sufficient longing.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 Oct. 2026
You and many others have been taken in by a lowlife charlatan.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of charlatan

Noun

The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 May 2026
The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of deceiver

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